WO2002080066A1 - Procede, systeme et programme destines a la mise en oeuvre de services necessitant un reglement par l'intermediaire d'une ligne de communication - Google Patents

Procede, systeme et programme destines a la mise en oeuvre de services necessitant un reglement par l'intermediaire d'une ligne de communication Download PDF

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WO2002080066A1
WO2002080066A1 PCT/JP2002/002895 JP0202895W WO02080066A1 WO 2002080066 A1 WO2002080066 A1 WO 2002080066A1 JP 0202895 W JP0202895 W JP 0202895W WO 02080066 A1 WO02080066 A1 WO 02080066A1
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Eriko Odachi
Tomoaki Abe
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  • the present invention relates to a service providing method, a providing system, and a providing program via a communication line, and more particularly, to a service providing method, a providing system, and a providing program via a communication line which have already been decided. Related.
  • the service provider bears the risk that the service provider may not be able to reliably collect the fee to be paid by the user for the service, and conversely, the service provider If the service provider collects a fee for the service first, the risk is that the user may not be able to receive the service that is worth the fee paid to the service provider. It bears.
  • the service provider is usually a large legal entity, so the creditworthiness is high.
  • the service provider simply collects a fee. Since there is little risk of not offering one service, there is a relationship like a debit card, in which a user pays for a certain fixed amount in advance and receives services for that amount later.
  • the service provider carries the risk that the user may not pay the fee, so the insurance company usually insures the company as the insurer who performs the fee reimbursement.
  • This mechanism is used when the provider does not pay the price for the service instead of the provider paying the insurer, for example, 20% of the fee for the service as insurance. Will be paid by the insurer for the remaining 80%.
  • the present invention has been made to solve such a problem of the conventional technology, and it is said that a user may not pay a fee for a service via a communication line.
  • a method and system that can reduce the cost of providing services by enabling fee settlement that eliminates risks and eliminates the need for conventional insurance premiums to avoid risks. And to provide programs. Disclosure of the invention
  • the first invention is as follows: (1) User communication When providing a service via a communication line that accompanies settlement by a communication means, a settlement institution provided with the user's settlement account performs settlement processing of the service fee, a communication line with settlement A method of providing a service via a service provider, wherein the service provider requests a computer of the settlement institution to collect a communication connection fee from a settlement account of the user, and The computer on the institution side determines whether it is possible to collect a predetermined amount of the communication connection fee from the user's settlement account, and if possible, determines the minimum amount of the communication connection fee from the settlement account. After executing the collecting process, the result of the collecting process is reported to the provider's computer, and the provider's computer reports the result of the collecting process. It is characterized by the decision of permission or denial of the service based on the notification.
  • the payment institution's computer charges the user's payment account. It is determined whether the balance of the amount that can be collected is greater than a predetermined minimum amount of the communication connection fee. Then, only when the balance is larger than the predetermined minimum amount, a process of collecting a predetermined communication connection fee from the settlement account is executed, and the result of the collection process is reported to the computer on the provider side. As a result, the provider's computer can decide whether to permit or deny the service based on the report on the result of the collection process, thereby avoiding the risk that the fee cannot be collected.
  • the service can be provided at low cost without the need for insurance to avoid risks.
  • the second invention provides (2) provision of a service to a user side communication means.
  • a method of providing a service via a communication line with a payment which causes a payment institution provided with a payment account of the user to execute payment processing of the service fee.
  • a predetermined starting fee is collected when the provision of the service to the side communication means is started, and after the provision of the service, the usage amount of the service, for example, the usage time or the information amount is reduced. If the time of the start fee already collected is exceeded, the computer of the service provider side provides the computer of the settlement institution with the prescribed renewal fee required for the continuation of the service.
  • a request is made to collect from the settlement account, and the computer at the settlement institution determines whether or not the renewal fee can be collected from the user's settlement account, and if it is possible, Said Execute the process of collecting the recurring fee from the settlement account, report the result of the collection process to the provider's computer, and use the provider's computer to report the result of the collection process.
  • the continuation or termination of the provision of the service is determined on the basis of this.
  • the computer of the service provider side and the settlement institution side The computer is requested to collect a predetermined renewal fee required for the continuation of the service from the user's payment account, and the computer on the payment institution has the user's payment account balance greater than the renewal fee It is determined whether or not there is a case, and only when the number is large, a process of collecting a continuous fee from the settlement account is executed. The result of the collection process is reported to the provider's computer, and the provider's computer continues to provide services based on the report of the collection process. Or termination is determined. Therefore, the provider can avoid the risk of not being able to collect a continuous fee, and can provide the service at low cost without having to take insurance to avoid the risk. .
  • a settlement institution provided with a settlement account of the user is provided with a settlement process for a fee for the service and the service.
  • a method of providing a service via a communication line with a payment which causes a predetermined report to be executed to a service provider, wherein the computer of the service provider transmits the user to the computer of the payment institution.
  • the service After starting the offer is the process of collecting the pre-Symbol predetermined communication connection fees from the settlement account those characterized that you ask the co down computer of the clearing house side.
  • the settlement institution's computer reports the balance of the user's settlement account to the provider's computer, and the provider's computer
  • the service provider determines whether to permit or deny the service by determining whether the balance is higher than a predetermined communication connection fee. Only when the balance is higher than a predetermined communication connection fee, after providing the service, a request is made to the computer of the payment institution to collect a predetermined communication connection fee from the payment account. I do. As a result, The service can be promptly provided and the fee can be reliably collected while keeping the communication time between the provider's computer and the settlement institution's computer short.
  • the provider's computer charges the communication connection fee to the user from the settlement institution's computer
  • the computer may execute a process of collecting a communication connection fee from the settlement account of the user according to the bill.
  • a change in the balance is detected by a computer on the settlement institution side, and the changed balance is reported to the computer on the provider side, and the provider is The computer on the side can determine whether to continue or end the service based on the result of comparing the changed balance with the used communication connection fee.
  • the service charge can be collected more reliably by checking the balance fluctuation of the settlement account even during communication.
  • the computer on the settlement institution side operates the computer on the provider side until the provision of the service and the settlement of the service fee are completed. It is preferable to limit money transfers that reduce the balance due to factors other than data billing. With this configuration, the service fee can be collected more reliably because the transfer of money to the user's payment account is restricted by other factors until the payment of the service fee is completed.
  • the computer on the settlement institution side detects any input to reduce the balance of the user's settlement account after the start of the provision of the service, it applies to the provider's computer for permission to change the balance, and The computer of the user determines whether or not the balance when the change is made is greater than the used communication connection fee, and, based on the determination result, responds to the application for permission to change the balance and The decision should be made to continue or end the service.
  • the service charge can be collected more reliably because the transfer of money to the user's settlement account is restricted due to other factors until the settlement of the service charge is completed.
  • the change is made when it is determined that the balance in the case where the change is made becomes smaller than the used communication connection fee.
  • the computer on the provider side charges the used communication connection fee to the computer on the settlement institution side, and the computer on the settlement institution side does not collect the payment from the account for the user's settlement. It is better to charge a communication connection fee. With this configuration, it is possible to collect the toll more reliably.
  • a communication line for performing a payment process for causing a user of a payment institution provided with a payment account of the user to perform a payment process for a service to the communication means on the user side.
  • a service providing system through which the user checks the balance of the amount that can be collected from the user's account for settlement with the computer on the settlement institution side and sets a predetermined communication connection fee from the account for settlement.
  • a settlement processing requesting means for requesting the collection processing as a settlement processing; and a report requesting a predetermined report on the settlement processing to a computer of the settlement institution.
  • the settlement processing requesting means for the settlement institution side computer checks the balance of the user's settlement account, determines whether or not the balance is greater than a predetermined charge, and performs the processing. According to the result of the determination, a request is made for a process of collecting the fee and a request is made, and the report requesting means requests a predetermined report. Then, based on the report, the determining means permits or denies the provision of the service in response to the connection request from the user-side communication means. Therefore, the provider can decide whether to grant or deny the service based on the result of the settlement processing, and can avoid the risk of not being able to collect fees and avoid risk. Services can be provided at a low cost without the need for insurance.
  • the settlement processing requesting means sends to the computer of the settlement institution a predetermined minimum amount of the communication connection fee. It is preferable to request processing for determining the balance of the settlement account for each usage amount, for example, usage time or information amount. With this configuration, more reliable fee collection is possible.
  • the settlement institution is provided with balance judgment means for judging the balance of the settlement account, and the settlement processing request means is provided to the balance judgment means,
  • the balance determination unit determines whether the balance has been determined. The result can be transmitted as a predetermined report to the determination means on the provider side. With this configuration, balance determination can be performed quickly.
  • the payment institution stores payment institution identification information capable of identifying the payment institution and account identification information indicating the account number of the user's payment account.
  • the report creation means determines the settlement account of the user based on the collection amount during the communication connection charge request.
  • the balance is larger, when the charged amount is transferred from the settlement account of the user to the dedicated account of the provider, the transferred amount is regarded as the collected amount, and the communication connection charge is charged. If the balance of the settlement account of the user is smaller than the amount of money collected, and if the money transfer is not performed, the collection amount is set to 0, and the settlement including the collection amount is made. Processing report It is preferable that the determination means on the provider side determines whether to provide the service based on whether or not the amount collected in the communication connection fee collection report is zero. With this configuration, while providing the necessary services according to the amount of the collection, it is possible to refuse to provide the Servos if the charge cannot be collected, thus avoiding the risk of the provider
  • the provider is provided with a balance inquiry request means for requesting the settlement institution to inquire about the balance, and the determination means on the provider side determines the balance based on the balance. It may be determined whether or not the service can be provided. With this configuration, there is no extra processing burden on the settlement institution.
  • a service provider to a settlement institution provided with a settlement account of the user for a charge for a service to the communication means of the user.
  • a computer for providing a service via a communication line with a payment that causes the payment processing to be performed by the data processing system, and the computer of the payment institution is provided with a balance of the amount that can be collected from the user's payment account.
  • Requesting report request means functioning as a determinant for permitting or denying the provision of the service in response to a connection request from the user-side communication means based on the predetermined report.
  • This is a service provision program via a communication line with a distinctive settlement.
  • the settlement institution's computer is used to confirm the balance of the user's account for settlement by using the function as a settlement processing request means, and whether the balance is higher than a predetermined fee. And a fee collection process according to the determination result, and requests a predetermined report by a function as a report request unit. Then, based on the report, the provision of the service is permitted or rejected in response to the connection request from the user side communication means by the function of the determination means. Therefore, according to this program, the provider can determine whether to permit or reject the service based on the report of the result of the settlement processing, thereby avoiding the risk that the fee cannot be collected. As a result, services can be provided at low cost without the need for insurance to avoid risks.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a service providing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing information stored in storage means on the provider side in the providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing information stored in the storage means on the settlement institution side in the providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing communication connection fee billing information from the provider side in the providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing fee collection report information created on the settlement institution side in the providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the entire providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the whole system of the first embodiment of the present invention following FIG.
  • FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a service providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram showing request information (balance request or telephone billing information) from the provider side in the providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram showing subsequent information of the balance request from the provider side in the providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram showing the subsequent information of the telephone bill from the provider side in the providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram showing report information created on the settlement institution side in the providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram showing subsequent information of a balance report created by the settlement institution in the providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a configuration diagram showing telephone charge collection report information created on the settlement institution side in the providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 15 is a configuration diagram showing subsequent information of a rejection report created on the settlement institution side in the providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 16 ′ is a configuration diagram showing information stored in management information storage means on the settlement institution side in the providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the entire system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the entire system according to the second embodiment of the present invention following FIG.
  • FIG. 19 is a flowchart for explaining a modification of the operation of the service providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining a modified example of the operation of the service providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention following FIG. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
  • FIGS. 1 to 7 are diagrams showing a service providing system via a communication line according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the present invention is applied to a service provided via a telephone line. An example is shown.
  • the system for providing a service via a communication line includes a provider-side center device 10 of a provider of a service via a communication line.
  • the center device 10 is composed of a control means 11 composed of a computer, a user communication means 12 for communicating with a user, and a bank or other financial institution (hereinafter simply referred to as a bank).
  • Communication means 13 for communication with the bank, telephone charge determination means 14 for determining the telephone charge as a communication connection charge, storage means 15 for storing predetermined user management information, and telephone calls between users. It is equipped with telephone line connection means 16 and.
  • the provider-side center device 10 is connected to a user-side terminal device 20 that uses a connection service via a communication line via a telephone line and a bank-side center device 30 that is a payment institution by a predetermined communication method ( Communication connection is possible using a wired or wireless communication method.
  • a user is a person who is charged for the provision of a connection service via a communication line, and when using a telephone, when charging a telephone call person such as in Japan, A user is a person who receives a service via a communication line by making a phone call.
  • the provider is a carrier such as a corporation that provides services via a predetermined communication line, for example, a telephone network.
  • the bank center device 30, which is a settlement institution, is configured as a center device for city banks, regional banks, shinkin banks, and other financial transactions.
  • the provider The present invention can be applied not only to the case of a telephone network provider but also to a case of a provider of an Internet connection service.
  • the service via the communication line is not limited to, for example, a telephone line connection service, but can also be applied to a paid content distribution service such as video and music information via the Internet or other communication line.
  • the control means 11 executes a control program, which will be described later, stored in an internal storage means (not shown), and communicates with the user 12, the bank communication means 13, the telephone charge determination means 14 and the storage means. In addition to controlling each of the means 15, it issues a communication connection charge based on the charge determined by the telephone charge determination means 14, and transmits it to the bank-side center device 30.
  • the control means 11 performs an immediate settlement in which the settlement fee of the service via the communication line to the communication means 21 of the user terminal device 20 is settled by the settlement institution provided with the settlement account of the user.
  • a provider-side computer for providing services via the associated communication line is configured to control the bank-side center device 30 having a computer function of the settlement institution according to the control program.
  • step 39 the balance indicating the amount that can be collected by the user's settlement account (usually the balance amount of the account, but in other cases it means the balance that indicates the amount that can be collected) Processing to determine whether the balance of the settlement account is higher than a predetermined communication connection charge (whether or not toll collection is possible), and, based on the determination result, determine from the settlement account Processing for collecting communication connection fees And requests as a series of settlement processing. That is, the control unit 11 functions as a settlement processing request unit.
  • the control means 11 also has a function of a report request means for requesting a predetermined report on the settlement processing, and a service provision via a communication line in response to a connection request from the user side communication means based on the predetermined report. And a function of determining means for permitting or rejecting the service.
  • User communication means 12 accepts connection requests and disconnection requests from user terminal 20, connects and disconnects telephone lines for communication with another user, or sends messages to users. Message transmission, etc. can be performed.
  • the telephone charge determining means 14 is determined based on the amount of information including the use start time, the use time calculated from the use start time, or the provided communication bucket amount, including discounts for each user.
  • the communication connection fee which is determined by the amount of service used, the communication distance to the destination, the communication area, etc., is determined for each connection request from the communication terminal 20 on the user side.
  • the amount of use means a measure of the amount of service to be provided, and is determined by the time of use, the amount of information, for example, the amount of a communication bucket, but is not limited to this. There is no.
  • the storage means 15 is configured as a database for storing account numbers and other management information of communication charge settlement accounts (for example, bank accounts) for each user.
  • the user-side terminal device 20 is a communication terminal of a service user via a communication line, and sends a connection request or disconnection request to the provider-side center device 10 to make a call with another user. It has communication means 21 for performing external communication, such as making a call, making a call between users via the provider-side center device 10, and receiving information from the provider. .
  • This user-side terminal device, device 20 can send a telephone number, URL (Uniform Resource Code Locat or) specifying a specific access point on the Internet, or send Input means 22 for inputting the contents of e-mail to be received, and display means for displaying information on the Internet, displaying the contents of received e-mail, and displaying information from the provider Conversation between 2 and 3 users
  • the bank-side center device 30 is a part of a clearing house that can perform a process of paying the fee to be paid to the provider side from the deposit in the user's account by the user, Communication means 3 1 with provider center device 10, money transfer means 3 2 for transferring money to banks, etc., which serve as money entry and exit points from users, and balance for each account number Storage means for storing the contents of the account and the contents of the request, etc., and judges whether the balance of the target account is greater than the requested amount in response to the request from the provider (whether payment processing by collecting charges is possible) or not And a control means 39 for controlling the communication means 31, the money transfer means 32, the storage means 33, and the balance judgment means 34.
  • the control means 11 of the provider-side center device 10 sends a telephone charge to the control means 39 of the bank-side center device 30 (the computer at the settlement institution) during the provision of the service via the communication line.
  • a signal for requesting a process for determining the balance of the user's settlement account for each predetermined minimum amount of usage, for example, usage time or amount of information, can be transmitted.
  • the balance determination means 34 of the bank-side center device 30 allows the payment institution to determine the balance of the user's payment account, and the provider's center as a payment processing request means.
  • the control means 11 of the device 10 includes the account identification information indicating the account number of the user's settlement account and the collected amount indicating the amount of the telephone charge (which may include other service charges such as information distribution).
  • a communication connection charge bill consisting of was sent
  • the balance judging means 34 can transmit the result of the judgment of the balance as a predetermined report to the provider-side center device 10.
  • the communication connection charge collection report is transferred to the telephone charge determination means 14 via the bank communication means 13 by the control means 11 of the provider center apparatus 10.
  • the storage means 33 of the bank-side center device 30 stores clearing house identification information (for example, an identification number) capable of identifying a clearing house of each of a plurality of banks, and a user's clearing account.
  • control means 39 of the bank-side center device 30 causes the balance judgment means 34 to execute the balance judgment processing based on the information stored in the storage means 33 and, at the same time, stores the user's settlement account. It also functions as a report creation unit that creates a settlement processing report that includes account identification information and the amount collected.
  • the control means 39 is charged. Is settled by the money transfer means 32. That is, the billed amount is transferred from the user's settlement account to the billing provider's dedicated account. Then, when the money transfer is executed, the control means 39 as a report creation means sets the moved amount as a collection amount to be reported, and on the other hand, a collection amount during the communication connection charge billing. If the balance of the settlement account of the user is smaller than the amount, and the money transfer is not executed, the collection amount is set to 0 (zero), and the settlement processing of the billing charge to the user is performed. Create a report. Also, the control means 11 of the provider-side center device 10 determines whether or not the amount collected in the communication connection fee collection report is 0, depending on whether or not the user terminal device is used.
  • Judgment of provision of telephone line (communication line) connection service for 20 is permitted, and provision of service via telephone line (starting or continuing line connection) is permitted for user's communication connection request. Or act as a decision maker to reject.
  • the service providing system 10 via the communication line causes the payment fee of the service via the communication line to the user's communication means to be settled by the settlement institution having the user's settlement account. It involves immediate settlement of the communication connection fee
  • FIG. 2 shows the configuration of information stored in the storage means 15 of the provider-side center device 10.
  • the storage information 300 of the storage means 15 is composed of the user identification information 301 identifying the terminal device 20 on the user side and the bank account of the terminal device 20 on the user side.
  • the bank identification information (payment institution identification information) 302 that identifies the bank where the bank exists, and the account identification information 303 that includes the financial institution store identification of the user's payment account.
  • the stored information is structured so that the contents of the management information stored for each user can be identified by systematically assigned information numbers and the like.
  • Figure 3 shows the storage in the storage means 33 of the bank center device 30. 3 shows a configuration of information.
  • the stored information 400 stored in the storage means 33 is used to specify the settlement account number including the identification code of each store of the financial institution (for example, a branch of a bank). It is composed of account identification information 401 and balance amount information 402 that can specify the balance for each account number. Information can be specified for each user by systematically numbered numbers. It has become.
  • the balance amount information 402 represents the amount that can be settled in each account as a specific amount (for example, a numerical value in yen).
  • Communication between the provider-side center device 10 and the bank-side center device 30 in the present embodiment is performed by the bank-side communication means 13 of the provider-side center device 10 and the bank-side center device 30. This is achieved by the communication means 31 and a communication line (for example, a telephone line) connecting both means.
  • the information transmitted from the provider-side center device 10 to the bank-side center device 30 is a communication connection charge.
  • the information transmitted from the bank-side center device 30 to the provider-side center device 10 is a predetermined report such as a communication connection fee collection report.
  • the communication connection fee bill transmitted from the provider center device 10 is configured as shown in Fig. 4, while the communication connection fee collection report transmitted from the bank center device 30. Is configured as shown in Fig. 5.
  • telephone bill 500 (communication line connection bill) is composed of provider identification information 501 identifying provider center device 10 and financial institution stores (eg, bank branches). Includes identification code It consists of account identification information 502 for specifying the account number for settlement and billing information 503 for specifying the amount billed to the user for each account number. Information can be specified for each user by the number etc. Note that the billing amount information 503 is represented by a specific amount (for example, a numerical value in a unit of yen).
  • the communication connection fee collection report 600 is composed of bank identification information 6001 identifying the bank center device 30 and the account number including the identification of the branch of the bank account of the user terminal device 20. It consists of account identification information 602 and the collected amount 603 indicating the collected amount, and information is specified for each user by systematically numbered numbers etc. You can do it.
  • the collected amount 603 is expressed as a specific amount (for example, a numerical value in a unit of yen).
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 are flowcharts showing a control procedure executed by the control means 11 of the provider-side center apparatus 10 and the control means 39 of the bank-side center apparatus 30.
  • the user registers with the provider-side center device 10 to receive a service, and pays a communication connection fee to the provider-side center device 10 at that time. Notify the provider of the established bank account number, etc. as a dedicated account for the user (account for settlement of the user).
  • the settlement account is preferably an account dedicated to services via a communication line, but is not necessarily a dedicated account, and is already established for another purpose such as, for example, payroll transfer. if there are, There is no need to open a new one. Also, this account does not necessarily mean an account with the same name as the user, but is an account that is uniquely determined for the user terminal device 20.For example, a plurality of users from one corporation Multiple users may use the same account, such as when paying 0
  • the user may view or hear service information and determine the service contents (specifically, time and distance of making calls, communication connection charges, etc.). Relationship).
  • the registration information from the user is stored in the storage means 15 as a part of the management information.
  • the provider A connection request is sent to the center device 10 from the communication means 21 of the user terminal device 20 (step 720).
  • This connection request is usually made by making a telephone call on-hook to a specific telephone number in the case of a telephone line connection.
  • the provider center device 10 first identifies the user from the telephone number, etc., and uses the user's own discount, etc. The predetermined minimum amount of the communication connection fee determined by the usage amount, distance, area, etc.
  • the usage time or the amount of information is determined by the telephone fee determination means 14 (step 7 0 3). Then, the user's settlement account is specified by the bank identification information 30 2 of the storage means 15, and the financial institution such as the bank is communicated to the bank or other financial institution 13 by the bank communication means 13. Communication connection fee to charge the communication connection fee determined in 3 Send request 500. (Step 704).
  • the configuration of the communication connection fee bill 500 in this case is as shown in FIG. 4, and the provider identification information 501 representing the provider itself is negotiated between a plurality of banks and a plurality of providers. And are managed by systematically numbered numbers.
  • the account identification information 502 is the same as the user's account identification information 303, and the billed amount 503 is composed of the communication connection fee determined in step 703.
  • the bank center device 30 receives the communication connection charge request 500 of the provider center device 10 by the communication means 31 and receives the communication connection charge by the balance determination means 34.
  • the record of the account identification information 401 having the same value as the account identification information 502 of the billing request is retrieved from the storage means 33, and the balance amount of the record 402 is received by the received bill amount 5003.
  • the balance is determined to determine whether the number is larger than the number (step 705).
  • step 705 the bank-side center device 30 subtracts the amount of the billed amount 503 from the account indicated by the account identification information 502 if the balance is larger, and provides the provider identification information.
  • the required money transfer is performed by adding the amount of the charged amount of 503 to the account of the provider obtained from (Step 706).
  • a communication connection fee collection report such as the presence or absence of the money transfer and the transfer amount is created and transmitted to the provider-side center device 10 by the communication means 31 (step 707).
  • the structure of the communication connection fee collection report here is as shown in Fig. 6, and the bank identification information 6001 is information that uniquely determines the corresponding bank, and is used between multiple banks and multiple providers. Is negotiated.
  • the account identification information 602 is the communication received from the provider center device 10.
  • the connection fee billing account identification information 502 is formed, and the collected amount 603 is constituted by the communication connection fee billing amount 503 received from the provider center device 10.
  • step 705 If the balance is smaller in step 705, no money is transferred, and the bank center device 30 sends a communication connection fee collection report to the provider center device 10 ( Step 7 07).
  • the bank identification information 6001 and the account identification information 6002 are the same as the above case where the balance is larger than the billed amount, but the collected amount 6003 Is composed of the amount “0”.
  • the provider center device 10 After transmitting the communication connection fee collection report 600, the provider center device 10 transmits the communication connection fee collection report 600 from the bank center device 30 via the communication means 13 with the bank. It is determined whether or not the received amount 6003 of the communication connection fee collection report 600 is "0" (step 708).
  • the provider center apparatus 10 determines whether the telephone (communication line) connection service can be provided to the user terminal apparatus 20 that has requested the connection.
  • the terminal device 20 displays, as information from the provider, that the connection was not made due to insufficient balance.
  • step 708 If the collected amount is not “0” (NO in step 708), it is determined that the service can be provided, and the telephone line connection means In step 16, the communication line of the user terminal device 20 is connected to the connection destination desired by the user who has made the connection request, and the collected amount is notified to the user terminal device 20 (step 709).
  • the communication connection fee collected as information from the provider side is displayed on the terminal in use, and the service via the requested communication line is displayed. That is, a telephone line connection is made to the requested connection destination, and at the same time, a communication connection fee as a service fee is deducted from the own settlement account to the provider-side center device 10. This is the same situation as when you are making a phone call from a payphone.
  • the provider-side center device 10 receives the disconnection request of the user-side terminal device 20 by the communication means for the user 12 and receives the request by the telephone line connection means 16. Disconnect the line (step 7 18).
  • the provider center determines whether or not the usage amount of the service via the communication line to the user terminal device 20 exceeds the range of the collected communication connection fee (step 7 11).
  • a telephone charge request 500 is transmitted to the bank-side center device 30 again via the bank communication means 13 (step 713).
  • the provider center device 10 transmits the telephone bill 500 to the bank center device 30, the provider's center device 10 bills the previous communication connection fee. If it is necessary to set a minimum amount different from the predetermined minimum amount at the time, the predetermined minimum amount of the communication connection fee may be determined again (step 712). Also, it is only necessary to confirm that the predetermined minimum amount is the same as before.
  • the bank center device 30 performs the process of executing the balance determination (step 714) in the same manner as the processes of the above steps 705 to 708, and according to the result, executes the money transfer. Processing (step 715) and transmission processing of the communication connection charge collection report 600 to the provider side center device 10 are performed (step 716).
  • the user terminal device 20 displays the communication connection fee notified from the provider center device 10 until the telephone line is disconnected, the user terminal device 20 can be used.
  • the telephone line can be used while checking the amount of the call made by the terminal device 20 on the client side, and the use of the telephone line is determined while judging whether the amount used is too high as the usage amount increases. it can. Also, if the display of the communication connection fee is not turned off for a predetermined period of time (for example, several seconds) after the disconnection, the total amount of the call on the user terminal device 20 immediately before the disconnection can be reduced. You can check whether it was completed.
  • Step 711 If the usage time or the amount of the communication bucket exceeds the communication connection fee paid earlier (YES in step 711), the balance is checked against the recharged bill (Steps 71 1 to 71 4) and provide the communication connection fee charged from the user's payment account Is paid to the user (step 7 15), and the service via the communication line can be used continuously. However, if the balance is insufficient (NO in step 714), a report indicating that the balance is insufficient will be made, the communication line will be disconnected, and the service via the line will be terminated. And
  • the provider center device 10 receives a communication line connection request from the user terminal device 20 through the user communication means 12 as a service request receiving means, and the control is performed.
  • the means 11 generates a predetermined connection process and starts the connection process by the telephone line connection means 16. In this connection process, a plurality of connection processes can be performed simultaneously based on the user identification information 301 and the like.
  • the control means 11 sends the disconnection request based on the user identification information 310. Deliver to the disconnection process in the connection process created earlier.
  • connection process in the provider-side center device 10 will be specifically described.
  • a user is identified from the user identification information 301, and a discount unique to the user is used.
  • Communication determined by service usage, distance, area, etc. determined based on usage start time, usage time calculated from usage start time, or amount of information including provided communication packet amount, etc.
  • the connection fee is determined for each service request via the telephone line of the terminal device 20 on the user side.
  • the bank identification information 302 and the account identification information 303 of the user terminal device 200 are stored in the storage means 15 for account identification information and the like.
  • a communication connection charge is transmitted to the bank center device 30 indicated by the bank identification information 302.
  • the provider itself is represented by the provider identification information 501, and multiple providers are provided by the account identification information 502.
  • the account number is specified by the systematic numbering agreed upon by the parties, and the communication connection fee is indicated by the billed amount 503.
  • Step 7 17 when the communication connection charge collection report is received via the bank communication means 13, it is determined whether or not the collected amount is “0” (Step 7 17). Connect the line using the line connection means 22 or maintain the line connection. Further, it notifies the user-side terminal device 20 of the collected communication connection fee and generates an excess process described later. If the collected amount is “0”, the user is notified of the balance shortage, and the process ends.
  • step 710 it is determined whether or not a disconnection request for a service via a telephone line has already been received. At this time, if a disconnection request has been received, the line is disconnected (step 7 18), and the current processing ends.
  • Step 7 it is determined whether the usage amount of the provided service such as the current call time or the amount of information does not exceed the usage amount of the service for the already collected communication connection fee range (Step 7). 1 1). If not exceeded, the process returns to the determination of the disconnection request in the previous step (step 710).
  • the communication connection charge is determined again by using the telephone charge determination means 14 (step 7 12), and the communication connection charge is transmitted to the bank-side center device 30 (step 7 13).
  • step 7 16 When the communication connection charge collection report is received from the bank-side center device 30 (step 7 16), it is determined whether or not the collected amount of the received communication connection charge collection report is “0”. If it is not "0", the process returns to the determination of the disconnection request (step 7110).
  • the bank-side center device 30 creates a new user account management information record in the account management information storage means 31 and stores this record in the storage means 3. Stored in 3.
  • the bank center device 30 receives the telephone charge request 500 from the provider center device 10 by the provider communication means 31, the bank center device 30 performs a money transfer process, and A communication connection fee collection report 600 is transmitted to the provider center device 10 which has transmitted the request 500.
  • the bank center device 30 does not recognize that the received telephone bill 500 or the transmitted communication connection fee collection report 600 0 is anything special with regard to the communication connection fee. It is processed as a money transfer report, but the structure of the telephone bill 500 and the money transfer request, and the structure of the communication connection charge collection report 600 and the money transfer report are the same. The charge is 500 and the communication connection charge collection report is 600. Next, the money transfer process of the bank-side center device 30 will be described.
  • the account of the billing source is specified from the provider identification information 501 of the received telephone bill 500. . Also, from the account identification information 502, the settlement account of the billing user is specified.
  • the account management information record of the billing account is searched, and if it does not exist, the communication connection fee collection report with the transfer amount set to “0” 6 0 0 is generated, and this process ends.
  • step 705 If there is an account management information record of the settlement account of the billing user in the storage information of the storage means 3, the balance information of the record is acquired, and the balance is charged to the telephone bill 5.000. It is determined whether there is more than 503 (step 705).
  • the billing source's account management information record is updated and the account management information record of the billing destination is updated. Is updated (step 706), the collected amount is set to the transfer amount that is the same as the requested amount, and a communication connection fee collection report 600 is generated (step 707). This processing ends.
  • the update of the account management information record of the billing party is performed by rewriting the balance with the value obtained by subtracting the amount of the billing amount of 503, and the updating of the account management information record of the billing source is performed with the billing amount of 503 This is done by rewriting the balance with the value obtained by adding the amount.
  • the communication connection fee collection report with the collected amount set to “0” 6 Generate and transmit 0 0 and end this process.
  • the communication connection fee collection report 600 0 here indicates the bank's own financial institution store (for example, a bank branch) by the bank identification information 600 and corresponds to the telephone bill 500 by the account identification information 62.
  • the user account number of the user to be used is specified, and the collected amount information is represented by the collected amount information 603.
  • the bank center device 30 sets the collected amount of the communication connection fee collection report 600 to “0” and transmits it to the provider center device 10, so the provision is made.
  • the client-side center device 10 does not need to store the billing amount for each user transmitted to the bank-side center device 30 and can easily determine connection and disconnection.
  • the communication line between the provider center device 10 and the bank center device 30 is a dedicated line. That there is Desirable.
  • the provider identification information 501 in the telephone bill 500 and the bank identification information 6001 in the communication connection fee collection report 600 are omitted, and the number is smaller. With the amount of information, communication can be performed faster.
  • the bank center device 30 communicates with the user's payment account balance. Judge whether the charge is more than the specified minimum amount, and execute the process of collecting the communication connection charge from the settlement account only when the charge is larger.
  • the bank center 1 device 30 reports the result of the collection process to the provider center device 10, and the provider center device 10 provides a service via the communication line based on the report of the collection process result. Decide whether to allow or deny. Therefore, the provider's center device 10 can decide whether to permit or reject the service via the communication line based on the report of the collection processing result from the bank's center device 30, and cannot collect fees. Risk can be avoided, and services via communication lines can be provided at low cost without the need for insurance to avoid risk.
  • a predetermined starting fee (a predetermined minimum amount) is charged.
  • the usage amount of the service via the communication line for example, the usage time or the amount of information exceeds the time for the fee already collected.
  • the provider center device 10 determines whether to continue or end the provision of the service via the communication line. Even after the service has been provided via the communication line, the provider can avoid risk of risk if it is unable to collect fees.
  • the provider center device 10 charges the bank center device 30 for the user's communication connection fee, and the bank center device 3 According to 0, the process of collecting the communication connection fee from the user's settlement account is executed, so that the service can be provided more promptly.
  • FIGS. 8 to 18 are diagrams showing a service providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and show an example in which the present invention is applied to a telephone line connection service.
  • the system configuration of the present embodiment includes many parts in common with the system configuration of the first embodiment of the invention described above. 0 is added with the balance judgment means 17 as an internal component, and the bank center The remarkable difference is that the balance determination means 34 of the device 30 is deleted, and the balance change detection means 35 is added instead. Therefore, in the figure, components common to the first embodiment or components equivalent thereto are given the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1, and the differences will be described below.
  • Information communicated between the provider-side center device 10 and the bank-side center device 30 is different from that in the first embodiment. Also, the control by the control means 11 and 39 is different as described below.
  • the control means 11 of the provider-side center device 10 of this embodiment has a function of balance inquiry request means for requesting a balance inquiry to the bank-side center device 30 and has a function of a bank center.
  • the control means 11 causes the balance judgment means 17 to execute a balance judgment processing for judging whether the balance amount with respect to the billed amount is sufficient or not based on the information stored in the storage means 33.
  • the control means 39 of the bank-side center device 30 has a function of causing the balance change detecting means 35 to detect the current balance and the scheduled change of the balance, and notifying the control means 11.
  • the information sent from the provider-side center device 10 to the bank-side center device 30 includes request information 800, a balance request 900, a telephone bill 100,000 (a communication connection bill). ) Exists.
  • the information sent from the bank-side center device 30 to the provider-side center device 10 includes report information 110, balance report 120, and telephone charge collection report 130,000 (communication connection Toll collection report).
  • the request information 800 includes the provider identification information 800, It consists of request identification information 8002 and subsequent information 8003.
  • the provider identification information 8001 indicates who the provider is (for example, it is composed of systematically numbered numbers).
  • the request identification information 8002 is for distinguishing between the balance request 900 and the telephone bill 100000.For example, if the request identification information 8002 is "0", the balance request is made. If the request identification information 8002 is "1", it means that the telephone charge is 100,000.
  • the following information 8003 differs in content depending on the request identification 8002. If the request identification 8002 is a balance request, it is composed of account identification information 901, as shown in Figure 10, and the request identification If the other 8002 is a communication connection bill, it is composed of account identification information 1001 and billing amount 1002 as shown in Fig. 11.
  • the account identification information 901, 1001 is account identification information indicating who the user is, and is composed of an account number including the identification of the branch of the settlement account.
  • the charge amount 1002 is a charge amount, which is added only when the request identification 8002 is a communication connection charge request, and is constituted by a specific amount.
  • the predetermined report information 110 created by the bank-side center device 30 is configured as shown in FIG.
  • bank identification information 1101 indicating who the bank is, is composed of, for example, systematically numbered numbers.
  • the report identification information 1102 identifies whether this is a balance report 1,200, a telephone charge collection report 1,300, or a rejection report 1,500. . For example, if the report identification information 1 1 0 2 is “0”, the balance report 1 2 0 0, and if the report identification information 1 1 0 2 is “1”, the telephone charge collection report 1 3 0 0, and the report identification information 1 1 1 If 0 2 is “2”, it indicates a rejection report.
  • the contents of the subsequent information 1103 differ depending on the report identification 1102.
  • Report identification 1 1 0 If 2 is the balance report 1200, the follow-up information 1103 is configured as shown in Figure 12.
  • Fig. 13 shows the configuration when the report identification 1102 is a communication connection fee collection report
  • Fig. 15 shows the configuration when the rejection report is 1500.
  • Account identification information 1 201, 1301 and 1501 shown in Fig. 13, Fig. 14 and Fig. 15 indicate who the user is, respectively. It consists of an account number that includes the identification of a financial institution store (eg, a bank fulcrum).
  • the balance amount 1 202 shown in FIG. 13 is added when the report identification 1 102 is a balance report, and is composed of a specific amount.
  • the collection amount 1302 shown in Fig. 14 is added when the report identification 1102 is a communication connection fee collection report, and is composed of a specific amount.
  • the balance amount 1502 shown in FIG. 15 is added when the report identification 1102 is a rejection report, and is composed of a specific amount.
  • the configuration of the storage means 33 of the bank-side center device 30 is also different from that of the above-described first embodiment, and as shown in FIG. It consists of account identification information 1601, a balance amount 1602, and usage status information 1603 indicating whether or not the account is in use.
  • Step 1401 shown in FIG. 17 is a payment process to the user's settlement account in the same manner as step 701 in FIG. 7 showing the operation flow of the first embodiment. .
  • step 1402 The operation after step 1402 is different from that of the first embodiment of the invention described above.
  • step 700 of FIG. 7 in the actual operation of the connection request from the user to the provider, a call is made to a specific telephone number in an on-hook state.
  • step 1402 the user requests the balance from the provider, and the actual operation is to go on-hook, such as pressing the call button or lifting the handset.
  • the provider center device 10 Upon receiving the balance request from the user terminal device 20 in this step 1402, the provider center device 10 first identifies the user identification information 301 from the telephone number or the like. The bank identification information 302 and the account identification information 303 are acquired from the storage means 15 for the identified user identification information 301, and the bank identification information 302 is transmitted to the bank communication means 1332. The balance request 900 requesting the notice of the balance of the settlement account is transmitted to the bank-side center device 30 indicated by (step 1403).
  • this balance request 900 is shown in FIG. 8 and is based on systematically numbered provider identification information 801, which is negotiated between banks and providers. Represents the provider itself, and indicates whether it is a balance request or a telephone bill by the request identifier 8002.
  • the subsequent information 803 becomes the account identification information 901, and in the case of a telephone charge request, as shown in Figure 11, the account identification information 1001 and the amount billed 1002 Becomes
  • step 1403 when the bank-side center device 30 receives the signal from the provider-side center device 10, it determines from the request identification 8002 that it is, for example, a balance request 900. Then go to step 144. Then, the usage status of the user-specific account indicated by the account identification information 901 is checked, and if the account is in use, the process proceeds to step 1405.If the account is not in use, the process proceeds to step 1406. move on. In this step 1404, the usage status is checked based on the storage information in the storage means 33 of the bank center device 30, and the account identification information 9101 of the received balance request 900 is received. Thus, the account identification information 1601 is specified, and the use is performed based on the use status information 1603 of the specified account identification information 1601.
  • the rejection report 1500 is transmitted from the bank-side center device 30 to the provider-side center device 10.
  • This rejection report 1500 is structured as shown in Figure 15 and comprises systematically numbered bank identification information 1100 that is negotiated between multiple banks and multiple providers. 1 represents its own store. If the report identification 1 1 0 2 is a rejection report 1 5 0 0, the account identification information 1 5 0 1 of the subsequent information 1 1 0 3 consists of the account identification 9 0 1 of the received balance request 9 0 0.
  • the balance amount 1502 is composed of the balance amount 1602 shown in FIG.
  • step 1446 which is a process when the account usage is not in use in step 144
  • the bank center device 30 sends the balance to the provider center device 10
  • the balance change detection means 35 detects whether there is a money transfer request to change the balance of the account dedicated to the user of the account identification information 91. Start. Then, the detection is continued until the telephone center charge 100 of the same account identification information 1001 as the account identification information 900 is received from the provider side center device 10.
  • the balance report at step 1 4 6 6 1 As shown in Fig. 3, the bank identification information 1101 indicates the store of the financial institution, the report identification 1 102 indicates the balance report, and the account included in the subsequent information 1103
  • the identification information 1 2 0 1 represents the account identification information 9 0 1 for the account that received the balance request 9 0 0, and the balance amount 1 2 0 2 represents the balance of the account included in the balance amount 1 6 0 2.
  • the bank identification information here consists of systematically numbered numbers that are negotiated between multiple banks and multiple providers.
  • the provider center device 10 which has received the balance report 1200 from the bank center device 30 notifies the user terminal device 20 of the balance (step 1407).
  • the balance is confirmed on the user side terminal device 20, and it is determined whether or not to use the communication line (step 1408). If the user does not use the service via the line, a disconnection request is issued. This request operation is performed by, for example, pressing the call button again or placing the handset.
  • the provider-side center device 10 receives the connection request, it takes into account the distance to the connection destination requested by the user terminal device 20, the area, the use start time, and the like. Then, a predetermined minimum amount of the communication connection fee of this user is determined by the telephone fee determination means 14 (step 1409).
  • the balance determining means 17 determines whether the balance of the settlement account is higher than the minimum telephone charge (step 14 1).
  • the provider center device 10 that has received the disconnection request by the user communication means 12 2 sends the disconnection request to the bank center device 30. Then, the telephone bill 100 is transmitted by the bank communication means 13.
  • This telephone billing 100 0 0 is configured as shown in FIG. 10 and is performed when the information 800 3 following the provider identification information 8 0 1 transmitted in step 140 3 is a telephone billing. Applicable.
  • the account identification information 1001 is the same as the account identification information 901. Also, the provider-side center device '10 is a user-side terminal device.
  • the user 20 is notified of the disconnection, for example, “disconnect” by the user communication means 12 (step 1441 1).
  • the bank-side center device 30 receives the telephone charge request 100 0 0 of the billing amount “0”, the bank-side center device 30 ends the current balance detection process of the user-dedicated account (step 1 4 1 2).
  • step 1410 determines whether the balance is greater than the telephone charge. If it is determined in step 1410 that the balance is greater than the telephone charge, the provider center device 10 sends the user terminal device 20 to the user communication means 12 by the user communication means 12. Notification that the connection has been established (steps 14 13).
  • the bank center device 30 When the bank center device 30 receives this notification, it checks the provider center device 10 for a disconnection request (step 1414). Then, a change in the balance after the previous report is detected (steps 1415). At this time, if a change in the balance is detected (YES in step 1415), the bank center device 30 reports the balance to the provider center device 10 (step 1). 4 1 5). If no change in balance is detected Then (if NO in step 144), return to the previous step and check again whether there is a disconnection request (step 144).
  • the provider-side center device 10 After receiving the balance report, the provider-side center device 10 then provides the service for the communication connection charge range for which the current service time (communication connection time) or the amount of information provided, such as the amount of information, has already been collected. It is determined whether the usage amount has exceeded (step 1417), and if it has, the processing for determining the next telephone charge is performed (step 1418), and the user's payment account It is determined whether or not the balance is greater than the telephone charge (step 1419). At this time, if the balance of the user's settlement account is higher than the telephone charge, a notification of connection maintenance is sent to the user (step 14420), and step 1411 is performed again. Return to step 4, disconnect request confirmation.
  • step 14 14 if a disconnection request is detected in step 14 14 or if it is detected in step 14 19 that the balance is insufficient, the provider's center device 10 calls the In addition to connecting the telephone line of the user terminal device 20 with the line connection means 16, a telephone bill 100 0 0 is issued to the bank center center device 30 (step 1 4 2 1 ).
  • the bank-side center device 30 that has received the telephone charge request performs a money transfer based on the telephone charge request 100, ends the detection of the balance change, and completes the provider-side center device 1.
  • the money transfer is based on the account identification information 1001 of the received telephone bill 100, and the balance of the account identification information 401 in the storage means 33 of the bank center 1 device 30.
  • Reduce the billing amount shown in 1002 from 1002 and provide the received phone bill 10000 from 402 By specifying the provider-specific account from the provider identification information 8001, and adding the billing amount 1002 to the balance amount 402 of the account identification information 401 having the account identification information. Done.
  • the bank-side center device 30 creates a telephone charge collection report 1300 to the provider-side center device 10 and transmits it through the communication means 31 (steps 1442). .
  • the telephone charge collection report 1300 represents the bank itself by the bank identification information 1101, and the collection by the report identification 1 102. Indicates that this is a report and indicates the account information specified by the account identification information 1001 of the telephone bill 1000 by the account identification information 1301 of the subsequent information 1103, and is collected. It is configured to indicate the amount collected by the amount of money 1322, that is, the amount corresponding to the amount of money 1002 of the received telephone bill 100000.
  • the provider center device 10 When the provider center device 10 receives the telephone charge collection report 130 from the bank center device 30, the provider center device 10 sends the report to the user terminal device 20 and sends it to the user communication means 12. Therefore, for example, the user is notified that "yen has been collected" (step 1442 3). Thus, the service via the communication line of the present embodiment is not used. In providing the service to the user terminal device 20 via the communication line, the payment processing of the service fee via the communication line via the communication line to the settlement institution where the user's account for payment is set up via the communication line When a request is made from the provider center device 10 to the bank center device 30 to inquire the balance of the user's account for payment, the predetermined report is executed to the provider of the service provided.
  • the provider center device 10 decides whether to permit or reject the service via the communication line. Only when the balance is higher than a predetermined communication connection fee, after starting providing the service via the communication line, a process of collecting the communication connection fee from the user's settlement account is performed by the bank center device 3. Asked to be 0. As a result, quick provision of services and reliable collection of fees are realized while the communication time between the provider-side center device 10 and the bank-side center device 30 is kept short. You will be able to do this.
  • the provider center device 10 bills the user to the bank center device 30 and the bank center device 30 charges the user. Since charges are collected from the settlement account without fail, it does not take much time to check the collection result, and the service can be provided more quickly.
  • the bank center device 30 detects a change in the balance of the user's settlement account, and the changed balance is provided by the provider center device 1. Reported to 0 As a result, the provider center device 10 can continue the service via the communication line based on the result of comparing the balance after the change (for example, after the reduction) with the used communication connection fee. The end can be determined. In this configuration, the service charge can be collected more reliably by checking the balance fluctuation of the settlement account even while communication is ongoing.
  • the bank center device 30 receives the service from the provider center device 10 until the provision of the service and the settlement of the service fee through the communication line are completed.
  • Money transfers that reduce the balance of the user's payment account due to factors other than toll collection can be restricted.
  • the transfer of the service fee is restricted because the transfer of money to the user's payment account due to other factors is restricted until the service fee is settled via the communication line. It can be done more reliably.
  • the bank center device 30 When the balance change detection means 35 detects any request or input to reduce the balance of the user's settlement account after the service is provided via the communication line, the bank center device 30 provides the request.
  • the provider's center device 10 applies for permission to change the balance, the provider's center device 10 responds by determining whether the balance in the event of the change is greater than the used communication connection fee. Based on the result of the determination, a response to the application for permission to change the balance (for example, permission, rejection, or a standby instruction to wait for completion of a predetermined process) and continuation or termination of the service via the communication line are made. Can also be determined. In this case, until the settlement of the service fee via the communication line is completed, the transfer of money from the user's settlement account due to other factors is restricted in principle. Is more reliable it can. It goes without saying that the restriction on the movement of money may be exceptionally lifted only for a predetermined request or reason.
  • the provider center device 10 sends the used communication connection fee to the bank center device 30. Requests and collects uncollected communication connection fees from the user's account for settlement by the bank center device 30. Therefore, it is possible to collect tolls more reliably before the balance becomes insufficient. .
  • steps 144a and 144b correspond to step 144 of the embodiment described above
  • steps 142a and 1442b correspond to those described above.
  • steps 1442 a and 1442 b correspond to step 1442 of the above-described embodiment.
  • Steps other than these are the same as those in the above-described second embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  • the computers on the provider side and the settlement institution side are configured in the form of the control means 11, 39, etc. of the center devices 10, 30, respectively. Regardless of the form, execution of immediate payment processing by computer program It is applicable to services via various communication lines.
  • control means 11, 39 described above a computer program for causing the computer on the provider side or the computer on the provider side settlement institution side to function as a means for configuring the above-mentioned system is provided by the control means 11, 39 described above. It can be realized not only by the control program but also by the form according to the system configuration. Industrial applicability
  • the provider's computer can determine whether to permit or deny the service via the communication line according to whether or not collection processing by the settlement institution is possible, and the risk that the fee cannot be collected Can be avoided.
  • a service providing system via a communication line, which can provide a service via a communication line at low cost, without having to take insurance for avoiding risks. Things.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé, un système et un programme destinés à la mise en oeuvre de services nécessitant un règlement par l'intermédiaire d'une ligne de communication. Lorsqu'un règlement instantané d'un débit est exécuté sur la prestation d'un service par l'intermédiaire d'une ligne de communication vers un moyen de communication (20) côté utilisateur, un ordinateur (10) côté prestataire demande à un ordinateur (30) côté payeur de débiter la connexion de communication à l'utilisateur et de récupérer les frais à partir du compte de règlement de l'utilisateur. L'ordinateur (30) côté payeur détermine si une quantité minimale prédéterminée de la somme à débiter pour la connexion de communication peut être récupérée à partir du compte de paiement de l'utilisateur, récupère ensuite la quantité, et transmet si possible les résultats à l'ordinateur (10) côté prestataire. L'ordinateur (10) côté prestataire détermine l'acceptation ou le rejet du service par l'intermédiaire de la ligne de communication sur la base du rapport de récupération.
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